1 Peter 1:19 says that we are not redeemed with corruptible things, such as silver and gold, that was the tradition of the fathers.  Many of these different religions of antiquity, these idols that were made by hands, the Scripture mocks.  Having eyes and they see not; ears and they hear not.  They were dumb idols, unable to speak.  As we look back to that era, we come out of the Grecian empire and into the establishing of the Roman empire.

Rome got an early start and would probably be the leader.  The Roman church is the false church, the great whore of this hour.  But in the Pantheon, there is a great dome; the largest dome in the world at that time, a single-span dome.  Some of you have been there.  People will always comment on, “Why is there is a hole in this thing?”  What was this hole?  As we looked back, we found out that over a period of time, they began to offer different types of sacrifices.  In those days, there were sacrifices of grain, there were sacrifices of animals, there were human sacrifices.

Do you know why it’s so easy to talk to people today about the gospel?  How many of you have found it much easier to talk to people, they’ll listen to you more than they did two or three decades ago?  Anybody find that?  It’s easy.  People don’t mind.  They’ll talk to you about Christianity.  You can talk to Muslims.  You can talk to whomever it might be.  The reason is the idea of tolerance and unity, etc.  They don’t mind taking your Jesus and setting Him up on the shelf with all their other beliefs and gods.  That’s what was going on in the Pantheon.  That’s what was going on in the Roman empire at this time.  They were glad to add Jesus to their deities but refused for Him to be the way, the truth and the life, the only name under heaven whereby men could be saved; amen?  So, take advantage of people listening.  Get bold in your declaration of the truth of this gospel in this last hour.